Queen Elizabeth's School is an

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, with a

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, in

Crediton Crediton is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon, England. It stands on the A377 road, A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, Devon, Tiverton, north w ...

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. It has 1300 students. It was formed as a

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in the early 1970s by a merger of The Shelley Secondary Modern with the Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School. Since 2023, it has been a

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History

The

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was founded in 1547 and started teaching in 1572 with 10 pupils. The grammar school moved to new buildings in 1861, and merged with the girls' high school in 1966. The college's coat of arms shows the figure of

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, the patron saint of the town. The school gained academy status on 1 April 2011. The school previously had state boarding provision, but this was closed in 2019.

Ofsted inspection judgements

* 2014: Good. * 2018: Requires Improvement. * 2022: Good. , the 2022 inspection is the most recent one.

Buildings

A new humanities block composed primarily of permanent classroom "blocks" (lowered onto each other by crane) was opened in 2010 to replace the old Quad courts. In 2011 the upper site technology blocks, hosting food technology, textiles, graphic products and product design, were refurbished.

Notable alumni

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(born 1993), rugby player * Lee Schofield (born 1979), nature writer * Marcus Street, rugby player *

Harry Treadaway Harry John Newman Treadaway''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 10 September 1984) is an English actor. His credits include '' Control'' (2007), '' City of Ember'' (2008), ''Fish Tank'' (2 ...

(born 1984), actor *

Luke Treadaway Luke Antony Newman Treadaway''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916-2005.''; at ancestry.com (born 10 September 1984) is a British actor. He won an Olivier Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance as Christopher in t ...

(born 1984), actor * Fred Vahrman (born 1990), musician * Sam Way (born 1988), model *

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(born 1989), rugby player

References

External links

Official School Website

Website of school based band "Alternative Plan"

QECC boarding at Ofsted

inspection reports at ofsted

Aerial shot of Lower school
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